Getting here
52.29531, -1.94140
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis), Greater Bulb-Fly, Harlequin Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis), Greater Bulb-Fly, Harlequin Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Miller's TrailWalking route
College Wood TrailWalking route
Moon's Moat Nature TrailWalking route
Anti-Clockwise
The Roughpublic footpath · 50 m
🚴Cycling
92 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Route SRCycling route
Route 55Cycling route
Redditch NCN 5 Alternative RouteCycling route
Redditch Cycle Route 19Cycling route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
Wildlife to spot
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